"The soldiers in the city have been with me for so many years. In my eyes, there is no difference between them and my nephews. How can I let them die in vain?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the field was shaken. Just by these words, they knew that He Changkong was probably going to sacrifice himself to let Zhou Jingshen enter the city.
"father…"
"No need to say anything, I'm going out for a walk."
He Changkong shook his head, interrupted He Yun's words, and then said to Zhao Zhen, "You come with me."
"good."
Zhao Zhen responded, and soon the two of them walked out of the mansion.
At this moment, the atmosphere in Fengxue City was still quiet and indifferent, and when the soldiers stationed in the city saw He Changkong's figure, they all stood up straight involuntarily, with a look of reverence and solemnity in their eyes.
But seeing their expressions, Zhao Zhen sighed in his heart. He knew that their trust in He Changkong had reached an unshakable level just by looking at their eyes.
He believed that as long as He Changkong gave the order, no matter whether it was hell or an abyss ahead, these people would rush forward without hesitation.
This is inspiring and exciting, but at the same time, it is also a huge burden.
Because these undoubted trusts were like invisible chains, tightly bound to He Changkong's mind, making it impossible for He Changkong to break free and even more difficult to breathe.
And this has also led to He Changkong's current dilemma.
They walked forward in silence all the way, and when they passed through the many camps in the city and reached the city wall, Zhao Zhen and He Changkong saw countless tents stationed in the wind and snow in the distance.
These camps were the reinforcement camps brought by Zhou Jingshen, and they had been stationed outside Snow Wind City for three full days.
"Zhao Zhen, if you were me, what would you choose?"
Suddenly, He Changkong looked at Zhou Jingshen's camp and said something.
Zhao Zhen was silent.
After a long time, Zhao Zhen looked at He Changkong seriously, "If I were a general, then I would make the same decision as the general and let them enter the city."
As soon as these words came out, He Changkong showed a rich smile on his face, turned around and said, "You are indeed a good sect master."
Zhao Zhen shook his head, "It has nothing to do with good or bad, it only has to do with responsibility. The general regards the soldiers as his nephews, and the soldiers also regard the general as their elders. In this case, the general can only do this."
"yes."
He Changkong's eyes flashed with emotion, "Whether it is a sect or a family, when sacrifices are needed, the elders must make sacrifices. How can the younger generations make sacrifices?"
After the words came out, He Changkong's eyes were firm and he shouted coldly, "Where is Wang Zhan!"
"The general is here!"
A shout came from the other end of the city wall, and a middle-aged man quickly ran to He Changkong and knelt on one knee.
"Send my order and open the city gate."
Without looking back, He Changkong said lightly.
"General!"
Wang Zhan's expression suddenly changed. As one of Zhou Jingshen's most trusted subordinates, he certainly understood what it meant to let Zhou Jingshen enter the city.
"Follow the order."
He Changkong said calmly, "We can't let our sons die in vain."
"But where is the general!"
Wang Zhan couldn't help but said, "Zhou Jingshen is obviously here to deal with the general..."
"As you know, Hanxue's enemy army has already advanced, and they will reach the Death Forest in just one day at most."
He Changkong said calmly, "In other words, the city gate must be opened sooner or later, because we need resources from the rear, and we need reinforcements from the rear. If we open it early, we will sacrifice less of our sons."
This made Wang Zhan clenched his fists, as if he was extremely depressed.
But he also understood that this was no choice, so he could only nod, "Yes."
After responding, Wang Zhan stood up and shouted directly to the countless sergeants on the city wall, "The general has ordered, open the city gate!"
"Open the city gate..."
As Wang Zhan roared out, orders were quickly passed out, and soon the wind and snow were swirling, which naturally attracted the attention of Zhou Jingshen's garrison in the distance.
Looking at this scene, He Changkong ignored it and just turned around and said, "Let's go, follow me to the front camp."
Zhao Zhen also glanced coldly at Zhou Jingshen's army, and then followed He Changkong to the camp on the other side of Snow Wind City.
The front camp of Snow Wind City is outside the south gate of Snow Wind City, on the edge of the Death Forest.
After all, the Death Forest is a natural protective barrier for Snow Wind City, and Hanxue's enemy troops will reach the city after crossing this barrier.
Then He Changkong naturally wanted to station the real army camp behind the Death Forest, so as to form a second defensive barrier and once again consume the enemy's troops.
There was a creaking sound, but as Zhao Zhen and He Changkong arrived outside the south gate, the snow on the ground became much thicker. With every step they took, half of their feet would be submerged in the snow.
But Zhao Zhen didn't pay attention to this. He just looked at the forest of death in front of him.
In his eyes, the frozen corpses stood silently.
Seeing their expressions of pain or ferociousness, Zhao Zhen felt a chill rise for no reason.
Even though he experienced endless pain when he awakened the Wanjian Spiritual Root, even though he also experienced countless illusions and tests afterwards.
But it was an illusion after all, and even if it was painful, it was only the pain he experienced personally.
But the person in front of him now is a real person.
They were all alive, had their own families, and had their own joys and sorrows.
But they are all dead now.
And even after death, there is no rest, and he is still frozen into an ice sculpture and used as a defensive barrier.
This feeling is really bad.
"There is no doubt that if hell exists, I will go to hell."
Looking at the endless ice sculptures in front of him, He Changkong's eyes flashed with complexity.
But the next moment, another cold light flashed in his eyes.
"But even if I go to hell, I will still do what I have to do."
Hearing this, Zhao Zhen's body was shaken, but he nodded the next moment, "That's exactly the reason."
"Zhao Zhen, although you promised me before that you were willing to accept this sin."
He Changkong suddenly turned around and looked at Zhao Zhen seriously, "But now, I need to make sure again."
"Are you really willing to accept this sin?"
call!
As the words came out, the cold wind suddenly rose, and at this moment, He Changkong seemed to have turned into a representative of countless dead people, asking Zhao Zhen questions.
Looking at He Changkong with a solemn expression, and then looking at the endless dead people behind him, Zhao Zhen also looked solemn.
"certainly!"
A concise answer came, without any gorgeous guarantees or any superfluous thoughts.
But precisely because of this, it seems even more natural!
After receiving this answer, He Changkong also smiled and patted Zhao Zhen on the shoulder.
"With your words, I can feel at ease even if I go to hell."
Zhao Zhen shook his head, "General, I don't know if there is hell in the world, but I know that even if there is, the general will not go there."
"Oh? Why?"
"Because the general has never used soldiers as pawns, and because it is the general's guarding these years that countless people in the rear can survive."
Zhao Zhen said seriously, "So if there really is a hell, hell will also exclude generals. After all, if merit cannot offset sin, then why does this world exist?"
Buzz!
He Changkong's body trembled, and then he burst into laughter, "Hahaha... Good boy, you are indeed a bold maniac! How dare you say such arrogant words to heaven and earth! If someone listens to these words, they will definitely think that You are a madman!"
"I don't know whether you are crazy or not. I only know that merit is merit and mistakes are faults. If merit is not rewarded and fault is not punished, then this world needs to change."
Zhao Zhen said firmly, "Even if it is difficult to change, you must change, because in my eyes, this is the meaning of martial arts."
Hearing this, He Changkong also stopped laughing, looked at Zhao Zhen's eyes, and was suddenly filled with strange colors.
"Will it change the world?"
"He really has the ambition to reach the sky. Well, now I finally understand why he is the heir of Qingyun Sect."
Talking to himself, He Changkong smiled slightly again, "You have high ambitions, which is a good thing, but you still need to be down-to-earth."
"This is natural." Zhao Zhen also smiled, "I am just saying this to General He. At the moment, I still have to work hard to become stronger."
"Haha, okay, come with me."
He Changkong nodded, turned around and walked towards the largest tent.
As soon as they arrived, He Changkong said, "Let Liu Zhen and Shi Lei come over."
"yes!"
A sergeant immediately shouted and turned to leave. Within a moment, two figures came to the camp, knelt down on one knee and said to He Changkong, "Greetings to the general!"
When Zhao Zhen saw these two figures, he also showed a surprised smile, "Liu Zhen, Shi Lei!"
Hearing this, the two people who were kneeling on one knee were shocked. When they saw Zhao Zhen standing next to He Changkong, they also showed expressions of surprise.
However, they did not cry out, but lowered their heads again and maintained a half-kneeling posture.
It was obvious that this period of military camp life had ingrained military discipline into their bones.
"Haha, don't be so restrained, get up."
He Changkong smiled and said, "You guys can chat here next, and I will arrange other things."
With that said, He Changkong left the camp, and Liu Zhen and Shi Lei stood up in surprise and gave Zhao Zhen a bear hug!
"Haha, big brother!"
"Brother!"
Zhao Zhen also laughed loudly and put his hands directly on their shoulders, "Okay, it's only been two months since I came here, and you are already so impressive."
"General He took good care of us. As soon as we came here, General He gave us a lot of spiritual stones and found many powerful sergeants to spar with us."
Liu Zhen smiled.
"Hehe, that's good. Even though we have only been here for a short time, we have been promoted very quickly. Now, Liu Zhen and I have reached the ninth rank of the military. We are accompanying Rong captains, and we are in charge of hundreds of people each!"
